Best Episodes by Rank

The table below presents all 110 episodes of Angel from the best episode to the weakest episode. The number in the "Points" column represents the average ranking that each episode received with 110 representing what would be a unanimous first place ranking and 1 representing what would be a unanimous last place ranking. Fans were not unanimous in their ratings of any episode, so all scores are between those two numbers.

The number in the "+/-" column represents the margin of error for the point total. This number is high for episodes for which fans are divided and for more recent episodes that aired after many lists were made. The figure is low for earlier episodes and episodes for which fans are in general agreement about their quality.

The chance that an episode is better than any given episode of lower rank or that an episode is weaker than any given episode of higher rank is always above 50%. However, the chance is never 100%. If the difference in the number of points between two episodes is greater than the sum of the +/- scores for the two episodes, then one can be at least 95% confident that the higher ranked episode is better. For example, the difference in points between "You're Welcome" and "I Will Remember You" is 6.77. The sum of their +/- scores is only 3.74. One can be at least 95% confident that "You're Welcome" is the better episode. However, the difference in points between "You're Welcome" and "Not Fade Away" is 3.62 and the sum of their +/- scores is 4.36. The chance that "You're Welcome" is better than "Not Fade Away" is still greater than 50%, but it is less than 95%.